The depleted Phoenix Suns gave the Heat a little resistance before normalcy was restored, and Miami became the latest team to win in the desert. Bam Adebayo scored a career-high 22 points, 20 in the first half, and the Heat opened a six-game trip by handing the Suns their eighth straight loss, 115-98, on Friday night. Justise Winslow added 20 points, including all four of his 3-point tries, and Rodney McGruder scored 14 points for Miami.

Hours before the Miami Heat took on the New Orleans Pelicans, two former teammates prepared on opposite ends of the court. On the Pelicans side, center Jahlil Okafor, in his first season with New Orleans, worked his way around the perimeter in a series of drills, knocking down jumper after jumper. A